Biden Warns Putin Against Build-Up On Ukraine Borders, Proposes Summit

In a phone call with Putin, Biden "voiced our concerns over the sudden Russian military build-up in occupied Crimea and on Ukraine's borders", an official statement said.

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to de-escalate mounting tensions with Ukraine and proposed a summit between the two leaders in a third country. In a phone call with Putin, Biden "voiced our concerns over the sudden Russian military build-up in occupied Crimea and on Ukraine's borders, and called on Russia to de-escalate tensions," a White House statement said. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)